Women's Soccer scores 4-1 win at Mount Union to open Ohio Athletic Conference play

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team scored two goals in the first eight minutes of play en route to a 4-1 win at Mount Union on Saturday night to open Ohio Athletic Conference play.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (2-6-1 overall, 1-0-0 OAC), Mount Union (3-4-1 overall, 0-1-0 OAC)
• Venue: Kehres Stadium — Alliance, Ohio

The Match

• The Polar Bears got on the scoreboard quickly, as a free kick from junior Emma Bowman (Novi, Mich./Northville) served as an assist to junior Alyssa Beckett (Monroe), who found the back of the net.
• ONU made it a 2-0 lead courtesy of a goal from junior Elizabeth Pierce (Liberty Township/Mount Notre Dame) in the eighth minute.
• Northern entered halftime up 3-0 thanks to a goal from sophomore Rileigh Glassburn (Delaware/Olentangy Berlin), assisted by Pierce, in the 27th minute.
• The Purple Raiders got on the scoreboard in the 52nd minute with a goal from Brianna Rapp.
• Sophomore Haley Cannon (Oregon/Clay) capped the scoring in the 69th minute with a goal assisted by junior Chandler Clark (Lima/Bath).
• Beckett, Cannon and junior Julia Flanagan (Dublin/Watterson) led the Polar Bears with three shots each.
• Freshman Morgan Moeller (Harrison/Roger Bacon) played 74 minutes in goal for ONU and recorded two saves. Freshman Emma Gramke (Dayton/Centerville) played the remaining 16 minutes in what marked her first collegiate game action.
• ONU finished with a 21-5 advantage in shots and 5-1 edge in corner kicks.

Notables

• Beckett's goal was her first of the season and 13th of her career.
• Pierce's goal was her second of the season and eighth of her career.
• Glassburn's goal was her first of the season and second of her career.
• Cannon's goal was the first of her career.
• The four goals marked a season-high for the Polar Bears, matching the combined total from their first eight games. It marked the most goals Mount Union has allowed in a game this season.
• Bowman recorded her first assist of the season and now has 14 in her career. She is seven assists shy of breaking into the top 10 all time in career assists at ONU.
• ONU is now 27-10-2 all time against Mount Union and has won six straight meetings.
• The Polar Bears have now won nine straight OAC openers.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action on Wednesday at OAC foe Otterbein at 7 p.m.